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<br />on1827 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The three latter alternatives seemed to Imrrant some study, which is <br />summarized in what follows. <br /> <br />OillO CREl!K DEV:E7.0PMl'NT <br /> <br />Location and Character <br /> <br />Ohio Creek rises on the south side of Anthracite Ridge directly <br /> <br />south of the head of Anthracite Creek. Its two largest and best tribu- <br /> <br />taries, Castla and Mill Creeks, rise west of Ohio Creek near Castle Peak, <br /> <br />which is about 8 miles southwest of Ohio pess. At the head of Ohio Creek, <br /> <br />Ohio Pass lies between the east end of Anthraci te ridge and Mount Axtell. <br /> <br />Water could be brought from Leke Brennan three miles north through Ohio <br /> <br />Pass into Ohio Crell!!:. <br /> <br />Castle Creek is the principal source of Ohio Creek supplies as <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />is shown by the fact that there is little farming above the mouth of <br /> <br />Castle Creek. The upper Ohio Creek valley, snell areas on tributary <br /> <br />creeks and a long sloping terrace west of Ohio Creek, all farmed, ex- <br /> <br />tend for 7 miles dO''ffistreSlIl to the mouth of Mill Creek. All the land <br /> <br />cultivated is in meadow hay except less than 5% in grain and gardens. <br /> <br />Below the mouth of Mill Creek, Ohio Creok flows through a <br /> <br />shallow gorge one-fourth mile leng at a railway siding called Hinkle, <br /> <br />into lower Ohio Creek valley. The lower valley opens rapidly to the east <br /> <br />and south SO that it joins the valley of Gunnison River along a four mile <br /> <br />front the center of which is 4 miles north of the town of Gunnison. Ohio <br /> <br />Creek enters Gunnison River 3 miles north of the town. A lo~ mesa ex- <br /> <br />tending fram Hinkle east to Gunnison River lies north of both stream <br /> <br />valleys and is supplied from both stremns. There is somewhnt more grain <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />and cul ti vated crop land in lower Ohio Creek valley, but less than 10% <br /> <br />of the land irrigated is in such crops. <br /> <br />-20- <br />